Following the release of the Archos GamePad, the French manufacturer – even with the recent shakeup at the very top – hasn’t stopped delivering the goods to folks in America who are looking for reasonably powerful tablets at a wallet-friendly price.

The Titanum series of tablets was introduced back in January at CES 2013, one that packs less enticing specs than the Platinum line. But if you’ve been waiting for the former to make their arrival, you’ll be glad to hear that the Archos 80 Titanium and 97 Titanium HD are now up for grabs in the country.

As their names suggest, the 80 Titanium comes with an 8-inch IPS HD display, while the 97 Titanium HD offers a 9.7-inch IPS screen with a resolution of up to 2,048 x 1,536 pixels. They both sport a dual-core 1.6GHz Cortex-A9 processor, Mali-400 MP4 GPU, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Both slates also ship with 1GB of RAM, 8GB internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 64GB), and two cameras (front and back).

Archos is selling the 8-inch Titanium tab for $169. As for the bigger 9.7-inch variant, you’ll have to shell out $249. We guess that the super high resolution screen comes at a price.

The Archos product development department must have been working some serious overtime recently, as the company revealed four new tablets at CES 2013 on top of the two they showed off earlier.

The Titanium line seems to be the Platinum’s little brothers, coming in dual-core CPU and quad-core GPU variants, rather than the quad-core CPU and eight-core GPU behemoths which power the Platinum tablets. The dual-core processor will be clocked at 1.6GHz, but there’s no information on how much power will be packed into the graphics chip yet. All four devices which make up the Titamium family will come with 1080p video decoding, multitouch screen support, Android 4.1 and Archos Media Center applications installed as default.

The only dividing factor between these four tablets is the difference in screen sizes. The Archos 70 Titanium will be a 7-inch tablet priced at $119 and aimed at taking down the likes of the Kindle Fire. Then there’s the 8-inch Achros 80, which Archos claims it offers a similar user experience to the iPad mini. There’s no denying that it certainly looks the part, and for the price it will surely give Apple a run for the money.

Archos also has larger 10.1- and 9.7-inch Titanium variations priced at $199 and $249 respectively. The extra price tag attached to the Achros 97 Titanium HD comes from the inclusion of a higher resolution display, which packs 2048 x 1536 pixels into the screen, just like the iPad.

The press release doesn’t mention when we will be seeing these tablets hit the shelves, but hopefully they’ll arrive in March, around the same time as the Platinum series.

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ARCHOS Introduces the New TITANIUM Line at CES
CES, Las Vegas – January 10, 2013 – ARCHOS, an award-winning innovator in consumer electronics introduces the Titanium line in its Elements range of tablets.

This range offers high-end specifications at an aggressive price and all tablets will feature:
High Definition IPS display capacitive multi-touch screen
Dual core CPU at 1.6 GHz with Quad core GPU, with 1080p video decoding
Sleek aluminum design
Android 4.1 ‘Jelly Bean’ with the 700,000 applications on Google Play and the Archos Media Center applications
The ARCHOS 70 titanium (7 inches), priced at 119€, $119, £99 offers similar features to competitors such as Amazon, at a better price point.

The ARCHOS 80 titanium (8 inches), priced at 169€, $169, £149 has been designed to offer similar user experience as the iPad mini, for a fraction of the price.

The ARCHOS 101 titanium (10.1 inches), priced at 199€, $199, £169, is around 30 per cent cheaper than competition with comparable features.

The ARCHOS 97 titanium HD (9.7 inches), with a resolution up to 2048 x 1536 pixels is priced at 249€, $249 and £199, and aims to be an alternative to the new iPad for half the price.
ARCHOS will have the full Titanium range and the recently announced ARCHOS TV connect on display at CES until Friday, January 11th, so stop by now and get your hands-on demonstration – Central Hall, booth number 15322. www.archos.com

Archos, the French consumer electronics maker, has just launched a tablet named Archos 97 Titanium HD.

According to the specs sheet, the latest tablet from the French company boasts of a 9.7-inch IPS display with an excellent 2048×1536 pixel, which is comparable to the iPad from Apple. But although the display is top-notch, under the hood the Archos tablet is a different affair.

The Archos 97 Titanium HD is powered by a 1.6GHz ARM Cortex-A9 dual core processor and ARM Mali 400 graphics. The slate also comes with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of built-in storage, along with a microSD card slot. The Archos 97 runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and has a decent 5MP rear camera with auto-focus along with a front-facing 2MP camera for easy video chat and self portraits. The dimensions of the tablet are 9.4″ x 7.2″ x 0.35″, and it weighs 1.5 pounds.

Archos has not revealed yet the price of the 97 Titanium HD or its release date. However, European customers can expect it to be shipped soon. It is yet to be seen how many people will be interested in the device, with the plethora of Android tablets already flooding the market. The key differentiator could be the price.

Those interested in the full specs sheet can check out the official website here.